Another success

I swam over a kilometer today. This was my first swim with booties. I felt warm, but never more disconnected from the water. I also realized that changing straight from booties to socks and shoes means that there is no need to rinse the sand from my feet.

Swim days are days of success and accomplishment.

I got a body scan today. 11 percent body fat, or around 20 pound of fat all told left on my frame. My muscle mass hasn't gone down (in fact, has gone up slightly) since the last scan, so I'm really only losing fat.

Previously, I had only considered using foam to keep my bicycle and other gear afloat when I tow it all behind me while swimming, or possibly some sort of small inflatable like the ruckraft. I didn't particularly care for that last idea, because of the possibility of it springing a leak. Today, it occurred to me that I might use a folding coroplast boat. It could be rather small, and use the frame of the backpack to stiffen the boat itself. It could fold and fit onto the frame during both the bike and the run. A travel pack of gorilla tape would answer any leaks. It might be best to wrap the bike in plastic to make it more or less waterproof and buoyant, and have the coroplast shell merely act to streamline it in the water.

This also opens up the question of camping on some of the islands around here. Bike to the closest point on the shore, fold the bike and put it in the boat, swim to the island, and camp. Groundsheet, pad, sleeping bag, a couple food bars, some water, flashlight, and a book. Maybe my camping stove and a pot for some coffee or tea.